Former Panama dictator Manuel Noriega dead at 83
These two file photos show Panamanian General Manuel Noriega taken on October 4, 1989, in Panama (left) and January 4, 1990 in Miami (right). Officals say Noriega died on May 29, 2017.
The ex-dictator, long on the CIA payroll, was ousted by a US military invasion in 1989, ending his six-year reign. After serving time in the US on drug trafficking and money laundering charges, he was sent to France in 2010 and convicted on money laundering charges. The following year he was extradited to Panama, where he was sentenced for the disappearance of political opponents during his time in power. AFP
Manuel Antonio Noriega, who took power in Panama in 1983 and was ousted by US forces in 1989, died late Monday in Panama City, a government official said. He was 83.
Noriega was in a hospital recovering from a brain tumor operation. The announcement was made by government communications secretary Manuel Dominguez. CBB/rga
